Nanaimo Bastion

The cannons ordered by the Hudson’s Bay Company were cast by
Bailey Pegg & Co, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England in 1823.
The photograph courtesy Nanaimo Museum shows a typical
noon day firing.

The photograph courtesy Nanaimo Museum shows the local piper
Bill Poppy who has piped at the noon day ceremony
for over twenty years.

The photograph courtesy Nanaimo Museum shows the guns firing at night.
The guns were set up on the Nanaimo Bastion after its completion in 1853.

The photograph courtesy Nanaimo Museum shows the first
official firing of the season which takes place annually on May Day
and ends on Labour Day.

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